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Sign # 55 Museum of the Cherokee Indian Sign # 55 Museum of the Cherokee Indian “To preserve and perpetuate the history, culture, and stories of the Left: The Cherokee Cherokee people.” To accomplish this mission, the museum maintains a Museum, permanent exhibit, extensive artifact collection, archives, education located in downtown programs, artist series, and a museum store. The museum also publishes Cherokee, prior to moving to its the Journal of Cherokee Studies. present facility. Circa 1950. The Museum of the Cherokee Indian opened in 1948 and moved to its Right: Depiction present facility in 1976. Its exhibit was totally renovated in 1998, when a of a Cherokee Medicine Man new 12,000-square-foot exhibit was installed. The museum is a non-profit of the organization with 501(c)3 status. Mississippian Period. The museum has helped to revitalize the stamped pottery tradition by creating and working with the Cherokee Potters Guild; traditional dance by sponsoring the Warriors of AniKituhwa; traditional 18th century Cherokee dress; feather capes; and language. Because of this work, the museum received the Community Traditions Award from the North Carolina Arts Council. The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is open daily except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. The North Carolina mountains and foothills were designated the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in recognition of their natural beauty and living traditions of music, craft, agriculture, and Cherokee culture. This location is part of a regional trail of distinctive heritage sites. Ask for information at area visitor centers. Depiction of the Cherokee Delegation of 1762 who traveled to London to meet King George III. More information online at: www.blueridgeheritage.com Sign # 56 Oconaluftee Indian Village “To perpetuate and preserve the history and culture of the Cherokee People.” Owned and operated by the non-profit Cherokee Historical Association, the Oconaluftee Indian Village opened its doors in the summer of 1952. This recreated Cherokee Village of the 18th Century sought to immerse visitors in the history and culture of the Cherokee People. The Village is a time machine, transporting you back to the 18th Century, immersing you in the daily lives of Cherokee People. Learn more about the Cherokee People from traditional arts, weaponry, government, The Oconaluftee Indian Village Traditional Dancers Cherokee artist Amanda Swimmer, ceremony, dances, times of peace and times of war. perform the Corn Dance on the Village Square demonstrating how to make pottery at Grounds. the Oconaluftee Indian Village. Through the years, the Oconaluftee Indian Village has become an institution of knowledge on the history, culture, language, and heritage of the Cherokee People. Hundreds of Cherokee Artists have played integral roles in the success of the Oconaluftee Indian Village. Through the mastering of traditional arts and crafts, to the preservation of the Cherokee language and even keeping traditional songs and dances alive, this institution continues to perpetuate and preserve history and culture for the benefit of generations of Cherokee People to come. The Oconaluftee Indian Village is open daily from early May to late October. The North Carolina mountains and foothills were designated the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in recognition of their natural beauty and living traditions of music, craft, agriculture, and Cherokee culture. This location is part of a regional trail of distinctive heritage sites. Ask for information at area visitor centers. Demonstration of the Cherokee art of Finger Weaving, used to make belts, garters, sashes, shawls and blankets. More information online at: www.blueridgeheritage.com Sign # 57 Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. was founded in 1946, with the goal In testimony to the skill of its members, it of promoting the development, production, and marketing of unique was juried into the Southern Highland and authentic Cherokee arts and crafts. Known locally as the “co-op,” Handicraft Guild in 1949. In 1954, the co-op Qualla Arts and Crafts is one of the oldest Native American took its current name, Qualla Arts and Crafts cooperatives in the United States. Soon after its formation, the Mutual, Inc., when it was formally organization rented a storefront on Highway 441, a few miles from its incorporated under the State of North present location. Carolina. In 1960, the co-op moved to its present location and, in 1969, began Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. organizing exhibitions to showcase the work Rivercane single weave storage basket by Nancy Bradley. of its members. Basket weaver Eva Wolfe was the first person to have her work exhibited. In 1976, the co-op’s building was renovated, adding large windows, native stone, and a new exhibit gallery. In its earliest days, baskets were the mainstay of the young artisan cooperative, accounting for half its sales. Today, the co-op continues to attract collectors from all over the world and represents artists working in a variety of media. All items in the store are authentic, handmade Native American crafts with the majority of the work coming from Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians members. When sold, these and other crafts are tagged with a certificate of authenticity. The North Carolina mountains and foothills were designated the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in recognition of their natural beauty and living traditions of music, craft, agriculture, and Cherokee culture. This location is part of a regional trail of distinctive heritage Clemens Kalischer photograph; Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc.; photograph by W.M. Cline. sites. Ask for information at area visitor centers. Ethelyn Conseen holds a rivercane basket at the Basket weaver, Nancy Bradley. entrance to Qualla Arts and Crafts. More information online at: www.blueridgeheritage.com Sign # 58 Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama “To perpetuate and preserve the history and culture of the Cherokee People.” Owned and operated by the non-profit Cherokee Historical Association, Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama made its debut to a sell-out crowd on July 1, 1950. Within its first three years of operation the performance had repaid its debt. By its sixtieth anniversary in 2009, Unto These Hills had been performed before 6 million visitors. Performed under the glow of summer stars, Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama tells the triumphant story of the Cherokee People. From the first contact with Europeans, through the infamous and tragic Trail of Tears, Junaluska, from the original performance of Unto The Great Eagle Dance, from the original These Hills (1950-2005) before embarking on the Trail performance of Unto These Hills Unto These Hills brings Cherokee history and culture to life. of Tears. (1950-2005). The Cherokee have re-written their place in history and Unto These Hills is reflective of the mantra “Our Story Lives”. Nowhere else in the world can you become truly connected to the history and culture of the Cherokee People. The people on stage are not only actors, in many instances they are directly related to the historical characters they portray. Unto These Hills is the Cherokee story, as told by the Cherokee People. Unto These Hills is performed from June to mid-August, nightly except Sundays. The North Carolina mountains and foothills were designated the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in recognition of their natural beauty and living traditions of music, craft, agriculture, and Cherokee culture. This location is part of a regional trail of distinctive heritage sites. Ask for information at area visitor centers. Selu, the Corn Mother, and Kanati, the Great Hunter, guide visitors through the story of the Cherokee People. More information online at: www.blueridgeheritage.com Sign # 59 Gem Mining Left: Shopping at Long before the first settlers arrived here in 1818, this area teased explorers with one of three gem shows held annually hints of mineral wealth – especially gold, silver and copper. Not much interest in Franklin. was taken in Macon County’s gemstones until a farmer turned up some strange rocks while plowing his field in 1867. A local scholar identified the rocks as Right: Large Corundum from corundum and commercial mining began at Corundum Hill about 1871. Corundum Hill Mine. Word of the corundum spread like wildfire. During this period, a red corundum crystal (ruby) was taken from Caler Creek, the gem-rich tributary of Cowee Creek. In 1895, the American Prospecting and Mining Company and Tiffany’s of Photo by Linda Mathias Franklin Chamber of Commerce New York began actively searching for the source of Cowee’s rubies, which was thought to rival those of Burma. No mother lode was found and interest in large-scale mining of gemstones faded. A book written about these gems in 1905 set the stage for the second wave of gem mining in Macon County. People would come here and pay farmers to mine on their land. In the early fifties, Frank Wykle became the first to open a mine like those here today. The mines were made famous in the mid-1960s by John P. Brady, a local reporter. In 1974 the Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin established the Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum in the 19th Century jailhouse. Among the prized exhibits is a 49-pound corundum crystal from the old Corundum Hill mine. The North Carolina mountains and foothills were designated the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in recognition of their natural beauty and living traditions of music, craft, agriculture, and Cherokee culture. This location is part of a regional trail of distinctive heritage sites. Ask for information at area visitor centers. Gem mining in one of the many mines located in Macon County. Photo by Eric Haggart More information online at: www.blueridgeheritage.com Sign # 60 Little Tennessee River Greenway In 1997, Duke Power acquired unused property along the Little Tennessee River to build a new power line.
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